Arvada Ridge station

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Arvada Ridge Station Platform
General information
Location10189 West 53rd Avenue
Arvada, Colorado
Coordinates 39°47′33″N105°06′41″W / 39.79250°N 105.11139°W / 39.79250; -105.11139
Owned by Regional Transportation District
Line(s)Gold Line [1]
Platforms1 island platform
Tracks2
ConnectionsAiga bus trans.svg RTD Bus: 100
Construction
Structure typeAt-grade
Parking200 spaces
AccessibleYes
Other information
Fare zoneLocal [2]
History
OpenedApril 26, 2019
Services
Preceding station Regional Transportation District logo.svg RTD Following station
Olde Town Arvada G Line Wheat Ridge/Ward
Terminus

Arvada Ridge station is a Regional Transportation District (RTD) commuter rail station on the G Line between Denver Union Station and Wheat Ridge, Colorado. The station is located in western Arvada, Colorado, on the west side of Kipling Parkway and near Red Rocks Community College's Arvada campus. [3] It includes bus bays, a 200-stall park and ride, and a pedestrian underpass connecting the platform to Ridge Road and the park and ride. [4] Public art at the station includes "Chromatic Harvest", a kaleidoscopic mural wall with geometric imagery of agriculture. [5] The station opened on April 26, 2019. [6]

The Arvada Ridge area has been the site of the city's "education-focused" transit-oriented development, which has included new apartment buildings and retailers to the south of the park and ride. [7] RTD plans to begin new bus service between the Arvada Ridge and Olde Town Arvada stations when the G Line opens on April 26, 2019. [8] [9]

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